Will Flappy Bird fly again? Developer is 'considering it'

Dong Nguyen, the creator of Flappy Bird, said he is considering re-releasing the popular game.

Dong Nguyen, the creator of Flappy Bird, said he is considering re-releasing the popular game. (STR / AFP/Getty Images)

Salvador Rodriguez

The creator of Flappy Bird, the extremely popular mobile game that was surprisingly and suddenly removed from app stores last month, said he is considering re-releasing the game.

Speaking with Rolling Stone, Vietnamese independent developer Dong Nguyen said he is now considering reinstating Flappy Bird into the Apple App Store and Google Play after removing the game in February.

Flappy Bird was a simple game that users played by tapping their screen. The point was to guide a bird through deadly pipes to attain the highest score possible. Though simple to learn, the game is very difficult to play. It became the No. 1 game on both mobile app stores and was raking in $50,000 daily in ad revenue before Nguyen decided to remove the game.

Nguyen, 28, told the magazine his decision came after receiving countless messages from users telling him the game was negatively affecting their lives, with many breaking their phones and losing their jobs over Flappy Bird.